The AKC calls the Irish Terrier the Daredevil of the Emerald Isle, bold and courageous but tenderhearted at home. The red coat is dense and wiry, and it sets how the bath is quoted.
Abundant energy, always on a leash
The AKC describes the Irish Terrier as lively, playful and outgoing, with abundant energy, a dog that needs a fenced yard or several leashed walks a day. It stresses the leash. At the kennel, the large fenced play areas and the grass field give a terrier like this room to run, and walks are included, so a week away does not mean a week indoors.
Tall for the weight
At 18 inches a male Irish Terrier looks like a bigger dog than the 27 pounds the AKC gives him. The kennel class goes by weight and width, so Economy is the fit. A female at 25 pounds is also an Economy dog. Two from one home share for $52 and $44 a night.
Wiry jacket, short chart column
The AKC says the short, dense, wiry broken coat hugs the body and makes a tight, water-resistant jacket over a softer undercoat, and that the ideal is hand-stripping rather than clipping, with weekly brushing. Like the other wire terriers, that is the Medium column on the kennel's chart. A male near 27 pounds falls in the 26 to 50 pound row at $45, and a 25 pound female in the 16 to 25 row at $40, on the bath chart effective January 1, 2024. Please ask to confirm.
Heat and a dense coat
Dixon logs about 100 days a year at 90 degrees or more by the NOAA Vacaville normals. A wiry double layer sheds dirt well but it is still a coat, so the air-conditioned inside half of the run matters on a July afternoon. Your dog picks inside or out through the doggie door.
Rates in plain numbers
A second dog from your home sharing the run is $44 a night, and from 14 nights the rate drops to $47. The balance is due at pick-up, and check-out is by 11:30 AM.
For 9 nights, one Irish Terrier in Economy (4x4 ft) is 9 x $52 = $468 on the 2026 rates. Military families pay that same reduced rate, about 10 percent off; the sheet does not list the two as combining, so call 707-678-6600 to confirm.
See also the medium dogs guide and the boarder bath chart.